Nobel Peace Prize 1982
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Alva Myrdal
Prize share: 1/2
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Alfonso García Robles
Prize share: 1/2
The Nobel Peace Prize 1982 was awarded jointly to Alva Myrdal and Alfonso García Robles "for their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones"
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